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Applying to vote by post in European elections

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Please note: Brexit has an impact on the participation of British citizens living in Luxembourg in the European elections on 26 May 2019. For more information, see our FAQ section in the event of a "Brexit - Deal" or a "Brexit - No Deal".

All voters on the electoral roll elect 6 Luxembourgish members to the European Parliament (EP) every 5 years.

Voting in the European elections is mandatory for all registered voters, regardless of their nationality (Luxembourg or of another EU Member State). Voters may not be represented by proxy.

A postal voting system has been put in place for all voters in order to prevent abstention.

How to proceed

Applying for a postal vote

by post (on free paper or on a pre-printed form to be obtained from the voter's commune of residence).

If the application is submitted by electronic means, it must be
signed by the voter using their
electronic ID card or their
LuxTrust product before
submitting it via MyGuichet.lu.

Please note: The application has been correctly submitted to the relevant body if the “Status” column of the procedure in “MyGuichet.lu / My procedures” shows “Sent”. The submission of the procedure will be confirmed with an email sent to the voter’s email address indicated in MyGuichet.lu.

Voters must provide:

their name(s);

first name(s);

date and place of birth;

address and;

the address to which the poll card has to be sent.

Voters must solemnly declare that they have not been stripped of the right to vote:

they must possess full civil and political rights;

they cannot:

have been convicted of a criminal offence;

have been stripped of the right to vote following a conviction for lesser offences;

be an adult under guardianship.

Whenever the
application for postal voting is submitted
by post, the Luxembourg
voterdomiciled abroad has to attach a
copy of their valid ID card or passport.

Upon receipt of the request, the commune checks if:

the application contains the required information and documents;

the applicant is registered on the electoral roll;

Rejection of the application

If the request for a postal vote is rejected, the commune sends the refusal to the applicant 35 days before the vote at the latest.

Receiving the poll card

If the request for postal voting is accepted, the commune will send the poll card by registered mail to the voter.

an envelope, for the transmission of the electoral envelope which must bear the indication "Elections - Vote par correspondance", the indication of the polling station on the lower right corner of the envelope and the reference number, name, first name(s) and address of the voter.

An alphabetical list of voters having applied for a postal vote will be prepared, including the surname, first name(s), date and place of birth, domicile and current address of each voter. The response given to each request is noted opposite the applicant's name. Voters appearing on this list may not choose another voting method.

Completing and sending the ballot

The voter completes the ballot paper.

The visually impaired voter can use the tactile voting model to express their vote.

To send the ballot to the polling station, voters must place the ballot paper, duly completed and folded, with the stamp showing on the outside, in the electoral envelope. The electoral envelope must be placed inside the postal envelope and sent by ordinary post.

The envelope containing the ballot must be received by the appropriate polling station on the day of the election before 14.00at the latest.